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Khatib, Lora https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6998-8278
Oles, Renee
Hernández, Alejandra Ríos
Myers, Tyler
Zhao, Jianshu
Kumar, Megha
Laroya, Ana
Tolosa-Enguis, Veronica
Matsunami, Nobuko
Suzuki, Daisuke https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1750-8516
Chiba, Nodoka https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2473-663X
Gilbert, Katharine E.
Das, Promi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6733-2059
Sanders, Jon G.
Patel, Lucas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8607-2782
Litwin, Nicole
Nowinski, Brent
Birmingham, Amanda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4117-3317
Farmer, Sawyer https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4160-9535
Brennan, Caitriona
Bryant, MacKenzie
Tribelhorn, Caitlin https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8788-471X
Sanders-Bodai, Karenina
Cowart, Charles https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6741-8914
Nizet, Oliver https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8956-3809
Diaz, Edgar A.
Veiga, Patrick https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6318-8547
Shetty, Sudarshan A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7280-9915
Knol, Jan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-5961
Lay, Christophe
Koutnikova, Hana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7763-8983
Chaumont, Soline https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-6057
Tap, Julien https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-5413
Cotillard, Aurélie
Derrien, Muriel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8841-9153
Laiola, Manolo
González, Antonio
Tovar, Armando R.
Torres, Nimbe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1741-0984
Sanz, Yolanda https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1615-1976
Yamada, Takuji
McDonald, Daniel
Song, Se Jin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0750-5709
Bartko, Andrew https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1237-2747
Knight, Rob
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Funding
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This work was funded by Danone Nutricia Research, the Center for Microbiome Innovation and supported by the Microsetta initiative.
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Article History
Received: 28 January 2026
Accepted: 1 September 2026
First Online: 21 September 2026
Ethics
Competing interests: Rob Knight is a scientific advisory board member and consultant for BiomeSense, Inc., has equity, and receives income. He is a scientific advisory board member and has equity in GenCirq. He has equity in and acts as a consultant for Cybele. He is a Vice President and board member of Microbiota Vault, Inc. He is a board member of N = 1 IBS advisory board and receives income. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study. The terms of these arrangements have been reviewed and approved by the University of California, San Diego in accordance with its conflict of interest policies. Nicole Litwin was employed by Center for Microbiome Innovation at the time of the project. Patrick Veiga, Jan Knol, Hana Koutnikova, Soline Chaumont, Aurélie Cotillard, Muriel Derrien, and Manolo Laiola were employees of Danone Research & Innovation at the time of the project. Daniel McDonald is a consultant for and has equity in BiomeSense, Inc. The terms of these arrangements have been reviewed and approved by the University of California, San Diego, in accordance with its conflict-of-interest policies. Andrew Bartko is a founder of Guilden Corporation and is an equity owner. The terms of these arrangements have been reviewed and approved by the University of California, San Diego in accordance with its conflict of interest policies. Yolanda Sanz is a co-author of probiotic patents and serves as a scientific advisor for Arla Foods. Daisuke Suzuki received sponsorship for podcast-related activities from Metagen Therapeutics, Inc. Takuji Yamada is a founder of Metagen Inc., Metagen Therapeutics Inc., and digzyme Inc. Metagen Inc. focuses on the design and control of the gut environment for human health. Metagen Therapeutics Inc. focuses on drug discovery and development which utilizes microbiome science. All of the companies had no control over the interpretation, writing, or publication of this work. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.
